| 面有菜色 |
miàn yǒu cài sè |
to look famished |
| 面 |
miàn |
face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc |
| 面 |
miàn |
variant of 面 |
| 面 |
miàn |
flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless |
| 有 |
yǒu |
to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional) |
| 菜 |
cài |
vegetable; greens (CL:棵) / dish (of food) (CL:样,道,盘) / (of one's skills etc) weak; poor / (coll.) (one's) type |
| 菜色 |
cài sè |
dish / lean and hungry look (resulting from vegetarian diet) / emaciated look (from malnutrition) |
| 色 |
sè |
color / CL:种 / look / appearance / sex |
| 色 |
shǎi |
(coll.) color / used in 色子 |